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Heavy rains cause floods and landslides in Gapyeong, South Korea, killing at least 14 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000. The rains have also battered China, Thailand, India and Myanmar. Neighboring North Korea warns of possible floods, while the New Zealand government reports the deaths of three of its citizens in the South Korean floods.
2020-08-4

North Korea and South Korea announce that they are planning to officially end the Korean War by writing a peace agreement. An armistice agreement was reached, ending armed conflict, in 1953. U.S. President Donald Trump called the decision to end the war a blessing.
2018-04-17

South Korea reports that North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
2016-09-5

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Sungjibaegam, North Korea, is suspected to be a nuclear explosion at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. North Korea announces it has conducted a hydrogen bomb test. They claim to have tested a miniaturized bomb. If not true it would mean that the test partially failed.
2016-01-6

The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, assures South Korea of "ironclad" American security commitments on a visit to Seoul while accusing North Korea of a litany of crimes.
2015-05-18

A United Nations report claims that a North Korean shipping company has been renaming and reflagging its vessels to avoid an arms embargo.
2015-02-26

Sixteen thousand people become homeless in North Korea after Tropical Storm Khanun hit last week.
2012-07-26

North Korea asks its embassies worldwide to appeal for aid to feed its population.
2011-02-11

The first inter-Korean military talks between North and South Korea in two years end without progress.
2010-09-30

North Korea says it has undertaken nuclear fusion, a claim disputed by international scientists.
2010-05-12